Valve.



w. BROWN & J. B. MEADOR.

VALVE.

APPLICAIION FILED MAR- 9. 1915.

"1,217,700. r Patented Feb. 27, 1917.

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' WILSON Bnown AND JOSEPH B, MEADOR, or MOUNIDS, OKLAHOMA.

VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pate nt ed Feb. 27, 1917.

Application filed. March 9, 1915. Serial No. 13,274.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILSON BROWN and JosnrH B. MEADOR, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Mounds, in the county of reek and State ofOklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Valves;and we do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains'to make and use the same. a

This invention relates to valves, and the primary object of theinvention is to provide a valve which embodies a multiple set of outletswhich are adapted for alternate communication with the inlets.

Another object of this invention is to provide a valve structure asspecified, which embodies a valve casing having an inlet openingpositioned adjacent the lower end thereof, a rotatable valve corepositioned interiorly of the valve casing and having an openingextending longitudinally therethrough, which has communication with atransversely extending opening provided for communication with theinlets, and a second transversely extending opening provided forcommunication with any one-of the multiple outlet openings, and furtherto provide means for holding the valve core in adjusted positions, forpreventing the accidental rotation of the core, and also forfacilitating the proper positioning of the core for providingcommunication between 1011c inlet and any one of the multiple outets.

From the foregoing and other objects in view this invention consists insuch novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a top plan view of the improved valve,

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the valve,

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 designates a valvecasing, which is on the line comparatively heavy in construction, and isprovided with a central vertically extending bore 2 formed therein,which bore is greater in diameter at the upper terminal thereof, than atthe lower terminal. The bore 2 has a rotatable core 3 mounted therein,which fits snugly against the inner wall of the bore 2, and has anupstanding lug -1 formed upon its upper end. The lug 4 projects abovethe top of the casing 1, and has a lever 5 connected thereto, by meansof a bolt 6,'where-- by the valve core 3 may be rotated by thehorizontal oscillatory movement of the lever 5.

A gasket 7 is mounted upon the upper end of the valve casing 1 and isheld in place by a washer 8, through which Washer extend stud bolts orother analogous fastening devices 9, for holding the disk and the gasketin secure fluidtight engagement with the upper end of the valve casing.

The washer 8 has an upstanding projection 10 formed upon one sectionthereof, which projection is provided with a plurality of notches 11'formed in the upper edges there of. The notches 11 are-provided forreceiving the lower end 12 of a catch lever 13. The catch lever 13 ispivotally connected to the lever 5, by means of an upstanding yoke 14,and it' has a helical spring 15 positioned between the under surface ofthe handle end thereof, and the upper surface of the lever 5,-forholding the catch lever 13 in a notch engaging position. The valvecasing 1 is provided with a transversely extending opening 16 formed inone side thereof, a short distance upwardly from the bottom of thecasing, which opening has communication with an inlet pipe 17. Thecasing 1 is also provided with a plurality of horizontally disposedradially extending openings 18 formed therein, a short distancedownwardly from the upper end of the casing, and diametrically oppositeto-the opening 16. The openings 18 communicate with outlet pipes 19,each opening communicating with a separate pipe, as is clearly shown inFig. 3 of the drawings.

The core 3 is provided with a longitudinally extending opening 20, andtransversely extending openings 21 and 22, which communicate with theupper and lower ends of the opening 20. The opening 21 is provided forcommunication with the opening 16, while the opening 22 is provided forcommunication with any one of the openings 18, for permitting of thepassage of fluid from the inlet pipe 17 into and through the valve intoany one of the outlet pipes 19, this being regulated by the positioningof the valve core 3 and the operation of the lever 5. V

The notches 11 which are formed in the upstanding projection 10,correspond with the various openings 18, so that when the lever 5 ismoved into any one of the notches 11, the passageway between the inletpipe 17 and the pipe 19 corresponding to the position of the lever isopen, and a communication is established between the pipes 19 and 17 topermit of the How of the liquid therethrough. Y I y y In the drawings,three ducts or openings 18 have been shown,but it is to be understoodthat any desired number of ducts may be. employed, without departingfrom the spirit of this invention.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings the advantages of construction and of the method of operationof the improved valve will be readily apparent to those skilled in theart to which this invention appertains and, while in the foregoingdescription, the principle of-the operation of this invention has beendescribedtogether with various features of construction, it is to beunderstood that certain minor features of construction, combination andarrangement of parts may be altered to suit practical con ditionsprovided such alterations are comprehended within the scope of What isclaimed.

What is claimed is In a valve structure, a valve casing having a ,valvechamber provided with a tapering valve seat, said casing having an inletopening extending transversely through the Wall thereof andcommunicating at its inner end with the chamber, said casing also havinga plurality of radially arranged outlet openings extending transverselythrough the wall at points from opposite the inlet opening, said outletopenings located near the upper end of the casing and the inlet near thelower end thereof, a tapered valve having a reduced upper end rotatabl-yseated in said chamber and having a longitudinally extending passagecentrally therein, said valve being provided with transversely eX-tending passages communicating at their inner ends with the upper andlower ends of said longitudinal passage respectively, their outer endscommunicating respectively with theinlet opening and any one of theradially arranged outlet openings, a lever secured at one end to thereduced end of said valve for rotating the same, for registering thetransverse passages with the inlet and any one of the outlet openings, adisk carried by said casing and surrounding said valve, an upstandingprojection formed on said disk and provided with notches in its upperface, a catch lever carried by the first named, lever, said catch leveradapted to engage the notches in the projection to hold said valve inany desired position and against accidental rotation.

In testimony whereof We affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WILSON BROWN. JOSEPH B. MEADOR.

Vitnesses MORTON HENDERSON, CARR PETERSON.

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Washington, D. C.

